Author: Charleston, SC: Gibbes Museum of Art, April 9 to July 3, 1999
Title: In Pursuit of Refinement: Charlestonians Abroad
Description: 1999. Hardcover. Navy cloth, pictorial DJ. xix, 352 pp. 146 bw plates. From DJ: Groundbreaking work that demonstrates a unique legacy in early America during a critical period of self-defination. Delves into the issues surrounding this pinnacle of American patronage and the powerful interaction that existed between Charleston and Europe through the antebellum period. Focuses on the portraits, paintings, decorative arts and other artifacts that document the allure that England and continental Europe held for Charlestonians. VG/VG .

Keywords: American Art ; Charleston Portraits; Modern Art ; ; Museum Exhibitions - American Art


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